George Weasley: The Twin Who Kept Laughing Without Fred

George Weasley made half the series laugh, and his most serious moment comes when he no longer has anyone to look at to start the joke. The Weasley twins were one person for the whole story. That is why, when one is missing, the other changes shape for good.

Who he is

George is Fred's twin and Ron's older brother. He is in Gryffindor, plays Beater and is a pillar of the Weasley family. The twins have been pulling pranks since before Hogwarts and manage to take nothing seriously, teachers included.

With the Triwizard winnings Harry gives them, they open Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley.

Key moments

• Prisoner of Azkaban, ch. 10: Fred and George give Harry the Marauder's Map, which they found in their first year in one of Filch's drawers.
• Goblet of Fire, ch. 16: they try to fool the Goblet of Fire with an Aging Potion and end up with white beards.
• Goblet of Fire, ch. 37: Harry gives them his thousand Galleons from the Tournament to start the shop.
• Half-Blood Prince, ch. 6: Harry visits Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and discovers the twins are already successful businessmen.
• Deathly Hallows, ch. 5: Snape's curse takes off George's ear. George jokes that he is now "holey."
• Deathly Hallows, ch. 31: Fred dies, and George is left without his other half.

Relationships

With Fred he has a twin bond so tight almost nobody can tell them apart. With Harry it is friendship and debt. With Molly and Arthur he is a son who worries them without giving serious cause. With Ron he has the relationship of brothers who fight and defend each other. The twins tease him constantly, but they are quick to back him up when it counts.

What almost nobody notices

The Marauder's Map comes from the twins, and they were the ones who decided to give it to Harry. They know it by heart, and they hand it over because they can see Harry needs it more than they do (Prisoner of Azkaban, ch. 10).

When George loses his ear, the joke is the first thing he does. It is his way of telling people he's fine.

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